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Greenwald: ‘US can only suppress democracy for so long’

Posted on January 6, 2012 by stacyherbert| 17 Comments

Glenn Greenwald writes on his site: “I was on RT last night with the excellent and smart Alyona Minkovski, discussing Obama’s signing of the indefinite detention bill, as well as general American opposition to Arab democracy:”

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Glenn Greenwald: Progressives & the Ron Paul Fallacies

Posted on December 31, 2011 by stacyherbert| 32 Comments

Stacy Summary: Nobody does this better than Glenn Greenwald.

Progressives & the Ron Paul Fallacies

The thing I loathe most about election season is reflected in the central fallacy that drives progressive discussion the minute “Ron Paul” is mentioned. As soon as his candidacy is discussed, progressives will reflexively point to a slew of positions he holds that are anathema to liberalism and odious in their own right and then say: how can you support someone who holds this awful, destructive position? The premise here — the game that’s being played — is that if you can identify some heinous views that a certain candidate holds, then it means they are beyond the pale, that no Decent Person should even consider praising any part of their candidacy.
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[KR124] Keiser Report – Fox News’ Boo Fail

Posted on February 24, 2011 by stacyherbert| 68 Comments

Stacy Summary: In the second half, we interview Glenn Greenwald.

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Greenwald: What collapsing empire looks like

Posted on August 7, 2010 by stacyherbert| 56 Comments

Stacy Summary: Most of the major finance, economic, military and political stories of the past 10 years has been about this. They’re turning out the lights, just another empire of dirt.

What a collapsing empire looks like (Glenn Greenwald)

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Tribalism, Aggression & A Plague Upon the World

Posted on June 4, 2010 by stacyherbert| 107 Comments

Stacy Summary: Some opinion pieces that might make this Friday night even hotter than it already is (here in Paris anyway) . . .

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Tagged glenn greenwald, paul craig roberts, tribalism

National Character Jibber Jabber

Posted on January 3, 2010 by stacyherbert| 167 Comments

Stacy Summary: Fear mongering is reducing the citizenry to a frightened puddle of passivity.

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Tagged fear, glenn greenwald, Jibber Jabber, passivity, terror, torture, water boarding

Thought crimes and unlearned lessons from Iraq

Posted on September 26, 2009 by stacyherbert| 14 Comments

Stacy Summary: Another Greenwald blog entry that does a great job pointing out the absurdity of the present march to war (as if two we can’t afford is not enough!) using the same script. He fails to spot, however, that the population of supporters for this particular neocon war are the more liberal, feel good, I got my green avatar so I am a uniquely special kind of person; and that’s why the sale is happening so easily. It’s a different crowd being sold with the same con; it’s the beauty of the American 50/50 red state / blue state, democrat / republican ‘democracy’ system – for the Mil-Ind-Complex anyway. BUT the most important thing to take away from this today is look at HuffingtonPost and Drudge and the front of every major UK and US newspaper, not ONE is talking about the financial reform that was meant to happen at the G20. Oh how the bankers are laughing their *sses off.